Upstream focuses on the first stage of the energy value chain, where exploration, drilling and production define the development of hydrocarbon resources. This section covers news on field discoveries, drilling campaigns, production projects, reservoir activity and the technical and financial decisions shaping upstream operations.
Coverage includes new exploration programs, offshore and onshore developments, production expansion, investment announcements and technological advances aimed at improving efficiency, recovery and operational performance. It also highlights regulatory frameworks, partnerships and strategic moves influencing resource development in key regions.
Through these stories, Upstream tracks the assets, operators and production initiatives shaping the supply base of the global oil and gas industry.
Sinopec finds high-yield shale gas reserve in Sichuan Basin
Halliburton Installs First Deepwater Electro-Hydraulic Downhole Connector for Petrobras
Shell starts drilling high-impact gas well in UK
Equinor presents a plan to develop the Irpa discovery for USD 1.45 billion
ConocoPhillips Acquires New Participation for Development of Qatar’s North Field East Project
Hocol announces natural gas discovery in Colombia
The construction of a platform to produce gas in the Austral Sea began
Ecopetrol confirms gas discovery in Colombian Caribbean waters
South American drilling to peak this year
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